Author Guidelines

Authors are encouraged to read these guidelines carefully before preparing and submitting a manuscript. Manuscripts that do not comply with the guidelines may be returned without editorial review. All manuscripts must be written in clear, grammatically correct academic English. Authors whose first language is not English are strongly encouraged to seek professional language editing prior to submission.

Pre-Submission Checklist:

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Requirement

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Manuscript prepared using the official JSHE Template (.docx)

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Title is concise (≤ 20 words), informative, and free of abbreviations

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All authors listed with full names, ORCID iDs, and institutional affiliations

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Corresponding author identified with valid institutional email address

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Abstract within word limit (150–300 words); structured where required

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4–8 MeSH-aligned or standard subject keywords provided

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References formatted in APA 7th Edition throughout

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Manuscript anonymized for double-blind review (no author details in body or file properties)

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Title Page prepared as a separate file (includes all author details)

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Ethics approval / IRB statement included where applicable

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Informed consent statement included (human subject studies)

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Data availability statement provided

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Conflict of interest declaration included

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Funding statement provided (or "No external funding" declared)

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Author Contributions listed using CRediT taxonomy

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Plagiarism self-check conducted; similarity index < 20%

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All figures at minimum 300 DPI; tables formatted per template

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Cover letter attached addressing the Editor-in-Chief